Routledge Handbook of Digital Technologies in Sport, Exercise and Physical Education (Routledge International Handbooks)

This is the first book to offer in-depth analysis of the use of digital technologies in sport, exercise and physical education; their significance for the relationship between sport, exercise and wider society; and their impact on research in sport, exercise and physical education.

Featuring the work of leading researchers from around the world, and drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives including from sociology, pedagogy, psychology and related disciplines, with a strong focus on qualitative, social scientific approaches, this book examines how individuals experience and engage with technology in the context of their physical practices. Exploring key concepts and methodologies, as well looking at how digital technologies are used in practice, this book covers diverse topics including social media, wearables, apps, video software, AI and in the context of teaching, coaching, learning, athlete safeguarding and more.

This book is essential reading for any student, researcher, teacher, instructor or coach with an interest in sport, exercise, physical education, psychology, health and the relationships between technology and society.

Chapters 21 and 30 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Victoria A. Goodyear is Professor of Physical Activity, Health and Well-being in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham, UK.

Andrea Bundon is Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Principal Investigator at the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) at the University of British Columbia, Canada.